Gilbert Sharer

Brief Life History of Gilbert

Gilbert Sharer was born on 1 December 1912, in Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, United States. He married Dorothy May Smith on 6 January 1937, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940 and La Mirada, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1998. He died on 28 February 1998, in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Redding Memorial Park, Redding, Shasta, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gilbert Sharer
1912–1998
Dorothy May Smith
1917–1984
Marriage: 6 January 1937

Sources (10)

  • Gilbert Pine in household of B Frank Pine, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Gilbert Sharer Pine, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Gilbert Shaver Pine, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1914 · The Ludlow Massacre

On April 20, 1914, the Colorado national Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company guards, attacked striking coal miners in Ludlow, Colorado, killing 25 people, including miners, women, and children.

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Shearer .

Americanized form of German Scherer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sunrise Wyoming Flood

Thanks to Lester Whitney who wrote about this tragic incident. "In July of 1916, this delivery truck and five people were washed away in a flood. They were returning from a Sunday outing. Mr. and Mrs. …

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